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ElBaradei: It is not possible to set a deadline for Iran`s nuclear activities

IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency

Vienna, June 14, IRNA -- Head of the UN nuclear watchdog Mohamed 
ElBaradei said here Monday that Iran`s nuclear activities is a 
technical issue and it is not possible to draw a deadline for it. 
Speaking to reporters after the opening session of the Board of 
Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, 
he said Iran`s issue is not a political one and in case the country 
exercises full and speedy cooperation with IAEA`s inspectors, the 
dossier would be closed. 
Representatives from 35 countries at the IAEA`s Board of Governors
started to review Iran`s nuclear activities in Vienna on Monday. 
IAEA`s Board of Governors session will take three-days to review 
the issue. 
"We have made constant progress in our investigations into Iran`s 
nuclear activities, ElBaradei said adding that the remaining point is 
that whether the country has provided us with full information on 
enrichment activities." 
Contamination of some equipment as well as advanced P-2 
centrifuges are considered as the two remaining points with regards to
Iran`s nuclear activities, he said. 
In his report to IAEA`s Board of Governors, ElBaradei has called 
the Islamic Republic of Iran to voluntary and swiftly declare all 
nuclear activities in the country, he said. 
On access of IAEA`s inspectors to Iran`s nuclear program, he said,
"Iran`s cooperation was less than our expectations. 
"It is essential for the integrity of the (international nuclear) 
safeguards operations the case be resolved within next few months," he
said. 
Underlining the fact that all call for closing the dossier, he 
said it requires cooperation of the Islamic Republic of Iran and those
who are prime suspect for export to contaminated nuclear parts to the 
country, he said. 
On recent resolution issued by three European countries (Germany, 
Britain and France), which Iran termed the tone of as very rough, he 
said the fact is that Iran should speed up her cooperation and to 
voluntarily declare all facts. 
The current IAEA`s Board of Governor is to discuss methods of 
these cooperation, he concluded. 
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